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News Fri Oct 31 2008

Friday Happy Hour

• Keeping your refrigerator stocked will get you many women:

Totally NSFW. [via]

Drinks on Dearborn on Twitter.

• Beer Dorks' Eddie Glick says Halloween is an amateur night, just like New Years Eve and St. Patrick's Day, and tells you how to prove him wrong.

BevX's Sean just plain hates Halloween

• If you're up for a trip to north suburban Niles on Sunday, beer historian Bob Skilnik is talking about "Ben Franklin and other Founding Fathers' tastes in beer and the early American brewing tradition" advice on building your wine collection.

• There are lots of pumpkin ales, but only one pumpkin lager.

• Yes, there are lots and lots and lots of Halloween bar events tonight. Drink up, but don't forget Eddie's advice.

• There are plenty of parties and specials planned for November 4, too, so don't worry if you don't have a ticket to Obama's party in the park.

 
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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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